iWeHnesday, April 17, 1946 THE NEBRASKAN Nebraska hitters came home with a team average of .190 Lifesaving Class Kinnamon Husker batting averages: AR R H Pet. Begins Tonight QJSEKEED Dick I.ebbs, p 10 1 1000 llm Wring, p i 1000 A course in water safety Leads Hitters Rill Kinnamon, c 12 .333 and D Ve Mutr, ie .312 lifesaving, sponsored by the Di Truck Williams, of 14 .238 (LDTEiT Bob Bolen, of 7 .235 American Red Cross, will hold its i Frank Brou n, I A 0 By of 187 first session in On UN Team Bob Rublnn, 2b is .133 the coliseum to Dean Jacknon, lb IS .070 night. Class periods are scheduled George Miller Bill Kinnamon leads the Wilbur Hurk ih i .060 batters Jim Sandaled, p .000 for 7:00 on the evenings of April on nt Hern nod. of . 4 the Nebraska baseball team . .000 17, 19, 22, 24, Wally Nchwf, p 3 .000 and with the class with an average of .333, after four Harold Jacob, p 1 .000 Prtt-nw- meeting first in the N Club on We will leave the local sports first place. Both have gmase. The husky Gall if . 1 .000 fine pitching catcher has Ro O'Donnel, e . ..' .', 1 .000 the second floor, and moving to front for today, turning to the staffs, the Indians claiming John Olnon, p a opening Bob collected four safe hits in twelve .000 the pool for demonstrations and of the major league base- Feller, Red Embree, Steve Gromek appearance season at bat to pace Coach Team Total 126 16 14 .190 instruction. ball which has crept into and Allie Reynolds as a quartet of All university the sports news since begin- Frank Smagcz's team. men and women the starting hurlers as good as any Sandstedt Leads Pitchers. are invited to attend the meetings. ning of spring traning early in in the league. Shortstop Wes Maser moved Jim Sandstedt. hnsW riout February. The Browns can cause trouble, into second place with an aver- hander, is age the workhorse of the with the Nebraska wins over The situation this year is con- and with shnrtstnn Vorn Sfcnhonc of .312. after rettinir nf Husker mound staff Colorado, with Scheef back in the five hits tn and Jacob siderably different that that of the the lineup, the St. Louis the entire Nebraska toiled 13 ,3 innings, has allowed each having one of the Minne- past few seasons. Prewar stars outfit is not out of the title team managed to gather In the hits, 11 sota are two-ga- six fanned opponents and reverses on his record. back, fit and ready after one of scramble. Minnesota series. walked three. team This weekend the Huskers en- the most Intensive spring training 1. New York 5. The average dropped over Wally Scheef. grinds Washington 100 points as a tertain the fast University of in the history of the game. Boston 6. St. Louis result of the Husk- - has worked nine innings, while Oklahoma These players ers weak showing at the plate nine in a pair of con- will be anxious to Detroit 7. Chicago Harold "TaD" Jacob has flnnpa ran tests. The game gets un- prove to in last week's series. Takincr n Friday themselves as well as to 4. Cleveland 8. Philadelphia in 6 frames for Nebraska Sanrf. derway 4, mark of .292 to MinneaDolis. at with Saturday's tilt the fans that they have lost none the stedt and Dick Lebbs are credited slated for 2 p. m. of the prowess at the plate, on the basepaths and in the field. Baseball experts have named I the St. Louis Cardinals as the team to beat In the National lea rue. neavinr new RivihirH kc Eddie Dyer, in an uncomfortable position, ir the Cards win it will be nothing: unusual, but woe to Dyer if they should falter mt fail to recapture the national league ': k iiac - fv The Redbirds- - have disposed of several 01 their standbys, includ- f ing catcher Walter Cooper, out- fielder and first baseman Johnny nopp, ana nrst baseman Ray Sanders. Sanders is the latest - cardinal to leave the flock, for II l J A W I ne joins iiopp, pitcher Morton li r Cooper and last year's St. Louis manager 1 PRESENTING THE NEW SUMMER Billy Southworth in Bos- I M I SERIES BY SACONY ton with the rejuvenated Braves. Leading f(y threats to the Cards cool-of- in America's f cloth crease-resista- nt are the Chicago Cubs who coDneH I A ... o, pennant J the last season, the un- P"lni Beach. I predictable Brooklyn Dodgers and I Mi It's oblivious to wrinkle, ... stay, the Pirates. Only the and Phillies I the I the Cincinnati Reds seem to be I n. e"gp throu8h rmet weather. Here are the suits out o fthe race, with the Giants a,ul beautifully tailored by Sacony and Braves lurking on the out- I Vl r"ilC side to step in if one of the lead- A ' ers falters. y Our own II prediction as to the outcome of the National League is: 1. St. Louis 5. Brooklyn 2. Chicago 6. Boston 3. Pittsburgh 7. Cincinnati 4. New York 8. Philadelphia I he ranking of the Giants may be a surprise, but Bel Ott's II A U team nas plenty of hitting power, and with the short Polo Grounds rignt iieid as a target the New York club may be able to outslug upponenis possessing more de fensive skill. If pitcher Voiselle and rookie Bob Joyce live up to expectations a fourth place spot v , y iur me oianis is not impossible. mah i. NWl a The junior circuit is a different siory. ine Yanks look the best, II . VI I dui unsteady pitching will hamn II er the Bronx Bombers. With the ! Bo jacket .uiU,, I ngers, Indians, foil II Red Sox and II s em.uml ' . 1 I Senators all Drimin? .i iJ ; tenders, the race should be close an me way. No one can rfUmmt iha ava1 lence of the Yankee hitting and fielding, but their mound staff is not up to the standards of other aays. Detroit can parade a capable array oi pitchers to the mound, however the Tigers fair down when the infield is innciHoni Eddie Mayo and Eddie Lake are noi in tne class with Phil Rizzuto and Jfte P.nrHnn Tjmi n.. ,4 and Ray Mack or Johnny Pesky ana ioDDy uoerr, others Ameri- can League keystone combinations. Bolero $ult, young t $ The 1946 season could be the year for the Boston Red Sox. Joe Cronin's aggregation haa the best balance of power, with both pitch ing and hitting on a par with other contenders. This lack of weak pott may be the factor that will onng me Bed Sox home In front l mTm7t mac mna orotcm I " I I of the pack. II Pilni tVm. 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